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rec·om·mend

 (rĕk′ə-mĕnd′)
v. rec·om·mend·ed, rec·om·mend·ing, rec·om·mends
v.tr.
1. To praise or commend to another as being worthy or desirable; endorse: recommended him for the job; recommended a car instead of an SUV.
2. To make attractive or acceptable: This book has much to recommend it.
3. To advise or counsel: She recommended that we be on time.
4. To commit to the charge of another; entrust: "By these our letters we would have the safety of his person ... recommended to your care" (John Milton).
v.intr.
To give advice or counsel: "recommended against signing an international agreement" (Time).

[Middle English recomenden, from Medieval Latin recommendāre : Latin re-, re- + Latin commendāre, to entrust, commend; see commend.]

rec′om·mend′a·ble adj.
rec′om·mend′er n.
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recommendable

adjective
Worth doing, especially for practical reasons:
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recommendable

[ˌrekəˈmendəbl] ADJrecomendable
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recommendable

adjempfehlenswert; course of action, measures alsoratsam; it is not a recommendable winedieser Wein ist nicht zu empfehlen
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He said the call for protests by opposition parties at this crucial stage is not recommendable and if political instability generates, it would badly hamper the national economy and discourage foreign investors, which makes Pakistan an even more precarious place to invest.
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